Allegations that China has bases to spy on or intimidate Chinese citizens in Canada. But authorities did not say whether the closure was also accompanied by arrests.
Canadian Police or Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP] in his report said that so far they have deployed various tactics to be able to shut down the “police station”.
“The tools that the RCMP used to close the police station, among other things, reduce their impact, reduce their credibility, are different in each situation, in each scenario,” said Jody Thomas, national security and intelligence adviser. of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
“The investigation is still ongoing, we are considering a lot of things to be able to catch the people suspected of being behind the activities of the office,” he said, quoted by Anadolu Agency.
Officials say the stations are being used to surveil and coerce Chinese Canadians to do whatever they want, such as returning to China to face prosecution for “crimes”. In some cases, relatives in China have been threatened with sanctions.
Safeguard Defenders, a Spain-based human rights watchdog, said there were more than 100 such facilities around the world, in more than 50 countries.
The Chinese Embassy in Canada denied the allegations, saying the station provides assistance with some issues, such as applying for a driver’s license.
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